A bitcoin trader is staring down a potential $98 million liquidation after a punishing week wiped nearly $9.8 million from a Hyperliquid account. With 40x leverage and bitcoin’s price slipping toward $81,000, another sharp decline could finish the job.
HONG KONG, October 18, 2026 – As quantum computing advances, the challenge extends beyond Bitcoin’s cryptography to the financial infrastructure built around it. Quantum computing is emerging as one of Bitcoin’s long-term security challenges.
October 18, 2026, 4:35 pmWall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday.
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Bitcoin’s bulls are still talking six figures while the market struggles to hold $81,000. With ten potential market movers approaching and five catalysts capable of reviving momentum, the coming week could settle some arguments. Bitcoin’s price enters Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, in a peculiar predicament.
TL;DR: Sui’s Hashi project is preparing for a phased October mainnet rollout with more than $500 million in partner capital commitments. Anchorage Digital is joining as a launch partner, but pledged funding is not the same as value already deployed on-chain. The next battleground for Bitcoin lending is not necessarily a Bitcoin-native blockchain.
TL;DR: Babylon Labs has advanced a proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 without requiring wrapped BTC or a central custodian. The plan still faces community review, risk analysis and governance votes. Bitcoin could become collateral for Aave loans without first being handed to a custodian or converted into a freely traded wrapped token.
Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week before and pushing October deep into the red.
Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone renewed a stark forecast. He said Bitcoin could fall toward $10,000 if US stocks fall 20%. Analysts have pushed back sharply, pointing to on-chain data and recent price action. What McGlone Is Forecasting Now In a post on October 16, McGlone linked the scenario to broader risks.
Strategy founder Michael Saylor delivered an ambitious vision for bitcoin at ParaFi Investor Day 2026, arguing that bank lending, tokenized securities, and bitcoin-backed credit could eventually support a $100 trillion financial system.
TL;DR: Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services at 07:00 UTC on November 10, 2026. Miners must redirect their machines before the shutdown to avoid an interruption in mining activity. Bitcoin miners connected to Binance Pool have a firm deadline: November 10.
Bitcoin’s latest wave of loss-selling near $80,000 may indicate that selling pressure is approaching exhaustion, according to on-chain data from Glassnode.
Bitcoin could find support near $30,000 even if institutional investors unwind their accumulated exposure, CryptoQuant's chief executive argues. The scenario would require reversing roughly $58 billion in net inflows to US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and selling the 1.3 million BTC publicly traded companies have accumulated.
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